DISAPPEARANCE


Meaning of DISAPPEARANCE in English

dis ‧ ap ‧ pear ‧ ance /ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns $ -ˈpɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]

[ Word Family: verb : ↑ appear ≠ ↑ disappear , ↑ reappear ; noun : ↑ appearance ≠ ↑ disappearance , ↑ reappearance ]

1 . when someone or something becomes impossible to see or find:

Police are investigating the woman’s disappearance.

2 . when something stops existing ⇨ extinction :

the disappearance of ancient forests

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.